J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 17 


_ SAMPLE. The berry ripens medium late, a little later than the 
Big Joe. It holds up well throughout the season. An old reliable 
variety, especially through Pennsylvania and the Middle West. 
GIBSON (Parsons’ Beauty). Plants very productive, berries very 
good in quality and excellent for canning. I do not recommend it, 
however, except for a moist, swampy soil of fair fertility; but when 
given that, it is one of the greatest berries ever grown, provided the 
season is not too wet at picking time. If there is much rain when they 
are ripening they are sure to rot badly. 
BIG BILL. A very late variety that we have found, bearing 
even later than the Chesapeake. It is not inclined to bed heavily. 
The berries are large with a large green cap. Any one interested in 
a very late berry will do well to try them on a small scale. We have 
only a limited supply of plants. 

I have bought strawberry plants in large quantities from you for 
several years and I would like for you to reserve 15,000 Premier plants 
for me. I am sending check to hold same and will send balance when 
I advise you to ship them. 
Feb. 25, 1943 John R. Weigle Perry Co., Pa. 

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